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Green Tea EGCG Benefit



As our society is getting richer, people are more health sensitive nowadays. In term of beverage, green tea is thought as the healthiest drink as it is not only has the rehydrate effect, but it is also flavonoid rich that can defend our body from heart disease.

Study on green tea drinkers disclose that they are somewhat less vulnerable to a lot of ailment, from viral infection to chronic degenerative disease like stroke, cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

Study shows that green tea has very high concentration of flavonoids (antioxidant) which consist of catechins and their derivatives. Antioxidant is the biological event that curbs the oxidation which will produce highly reactive free radicals. Flavonoids substance comprises of more than 1/3 of the green tea dry weight. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the largest abundant catechin in all green tea. It has the greatest antioxidant activity of all green tea's catechins and therefore is thought to play the most significant role in the green tea's anticancer and antioxidant effect. Green tea EGCG is so abundant that a cup of green tea might have 20-35mg of it.

In our arteries, there is a one cell thick lining that behaves as the interface between the bloodstream and the wall of the artery where blood plaques can form, this is known as arterial endothelium. When heart disease occurs, a type of enzyme will speed up the production of free radicals in the artery endothelium, thus escalates the level of free radicals in arteries abruptly. Green tea EGCG will inhibit the enzymes needed in the production of the free radicals and thus protects the endothelium from ruined by free radical. Because of this green tea is playing an important role in controlling cardiovascular disease.

EGCG also assists in curbing the death of heart muscle cells after ischemia/reperfusion injury, by blocking the stimulation of inflammation compounds (STAT-1) that will cause oxidative damage which kills heart cell in reperfusion injury.

Moreover, cancer cells require enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) to build DNA and multiply. EGCG will inhibit the DHFR and is practically obstructing the spread of cancer cells.

Furthermore, EGCG manage to also accelerate the healing of damaged heart cells, and accordingly allowing quick recovery of tissues and alleviating organs injury.

In conclusion, green tea EGCG has big benefit in helping heart disease curbing as well as in heart illness damage recovery. Therefore for those who are suffering from heart disease and those who are health sensitive, green tea is the excellent choice of beverage for them. Drinking few cups of green tea, specifically decaf green tea a day instead of decaffeinated coffee will absolutely ensure our long term health.

 



 

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